Douglas, John E
Summary: 'John Douglas knows more about serial killers than anybody in the world'--Jonathan Demme, Director of The Silence of the Lambs. In The Killer Across the Table, legendary FBI criminal profiler and number one bestselling author John Douglas delves deep into the lives and crimes of four of the most disturbing and complex predatory killers he's encountered, offering never-before-revealed details...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mindhunters, INC. 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.1523 DOUFerling, John E.
Summary: Amid a great collection of scholarship and narrative history on the Revolutionary War and the American struggle for independence, there is a gaping hole; one that John Ferling's latest book, Whirlwind, will fill. Books chronicling the Revolution have largely ranged from multivolume tomes that appeal to scholars and the most serious general readers to microhistories that necessarily gloss over...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Press, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.3 FERFinn, John E.
Summary: First twelve of thirty-six lectures covering the institutional and interpretive foundations of the American constitutional order; the Bill of Rights; and the individual provisions of the Bill of Rights and the development of several other specific liberties. Thirteen to twenty four of thirty-six lectures covering the institutional and interpretive foundations of the American constitutional...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2006
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Summary: The story of one of America's most popular, but least understood, artists. While his exhibitions routinely broke attendance records, art world critics continually assaulted his work. Through unprecedented access to family members, archival materials, and his work, this program presents the most complete portrait of the artist, bearing witness to a legacy just at the moment it is evolving.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PBS 2018
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2 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV WYESummary: "All-American athlete, scholar, renowned baritone, stage actor, and social activist, Paul Robeson ... the son of an escaped slave, managed to become a top-billed movie star during the time of Jim Crow America ... his film legacy lives on and continues to speak eloquently of the long and difficult journey of a courageous and outspoken African-American."--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
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Summary: Presents a discussion of addiction as experienced by women, and the difficult road to recovery. Features essays from mothers, daughters, health professionals, and young women who share their stories of why they drank, how they stopped, and the joys and rewards of being present in their lives once they kicked alcohol to the curb.
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Publisher / Publication Date: She Writes Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.2 BOUSummary: Examines the national public health threat posed by Alzheimer's disease, which erodes memory, thinking, and physical ability. Experts present evidence that unless a cure is found soon, the disease will have serious impact on the U.S. economy, bankrupting Medicare and Medicaid as well as millions of Americans.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV ALZSummary: Follow the courageous journey of John Lewis, a civil rights hero, congressional leader, and human rights champion whose unwavering fight for justice spans the past 50 years. The son of sharecroppers, Lewis grew up in the segregated South and rose from Alabama's Black Belt to the corridors of power on Capitol Hill. His humble origins have forever linked him to those whose voices often go unheard.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV JOHSummary: Examines the long career of the Grateful Dead featuring new interviews with the surviving members of the group and never-before-seen footage of the group's performances.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rhino 2018
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Updated with new material, this guide outlines the elements a parent or educator should look for in a good kindergarten program and introduces activities that can help children take their first steps in learning to read and write.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam Books Trade Paperbacks 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Parent-Teacher Collection, Call number: JPT 372 WHASummary: This story begins on the steps on the Lincoln Memorial in August 1963 when a 34-year-old preacher galvanized millions with his dream for an America free of racism. It comes to a bloody end almost five years later on a motel balcony in Memphis, Tennessee. In the years since those events unfolded, the man at the center, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., has become a mythic figure, a minister whose...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Home Video 2005
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV CITJones, Johnny Joey
Summary: "In over a decade of working with veterans, Johnny Joey Jones has discovered the power of battle-forged friendships. Suffering a life-changing injury while deployed in Afghanistan, he faced a daunting recovery. But coming home would have been much harder without the support of his brothers and sisters in arms. In Unbroken Bonds of Battle, Joey tells the stories of those very warriors, who for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fox News Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 355.0092 JONSummary: A chance car accident introduces the Henderson family to the real-life Bigfoot, who is anything but a ferocious monster. He quickly becomes a true friend of the family. They're soon in a race against the clock to return "Harry' to his natural environment before the authorities capture him.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios Home Entertainment 2007
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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD Family HarryCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD HARSummary: Rabble rouser or activist? Opportunist or trailblazer? During his six-decade journey from pastoral prodigy to racial justice firebrand to elder media statesman, the Reverend Al Sharpton has been a polarizing figure on the national stage. It is the definitive look at his life and legacy, featuring President Barack Obama, Reverend Jesse Jackson, and Senator Chuck Schumer.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC LOUDaly, Herman E.
Contents: Economics as an academic discipline -- The fallacy of misplaced concreteness in economics and other disciplines -- Misplaced concreteness: the market -- Misplaced concreteness: measuring economic success -- Misplaced concreteness: homo economicus -- Misplaced concreteness: land -- New beginnings -- From academic discipline to thought in service of community -- From chrematistics to Oikonomia --...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 1994
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 338.9 DALSummary: Explores the making and meaning of Film, a 1965 short film starring Buster Keaton, that was written by Samuel Beckett, directed by Alan Schneider, and produced by Barney Rosset. Topics covered include the circumstances leading to the film's production, the production process itself, and the film's critical reception. Includes outtakes, never-before-heard audio recordings of production meetings,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC NOTHoehn, Jim
Summary: "This title tells the story of the Women's National Basketball Association, from its founding in the 1990s to its status today as a world-class showcase for basketball talent. Readers will learn about the league's stars, teams, and coaches, as well as player efforts to earn higher pay. Features include infographics, a glossary, references, websites, source notes, and an index."--Amazon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.323 HOEDorn, Anna
Summary: "In the tradition of How to Murder Your Life, a young woman's witty memoir demystifying law school and lawyers through tales of her own badness, the badness of her peers, and the badness of the law in general"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Book Group, Inc. 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DORN, ANNA DORDoan, Jenny
Summary: "Over the last decade, the Doan family business, the Missouri Star Quilt Company in tiny Hamilton, Missouri, has grown from Jenny's corner shop -- with one quilting machine and two bolts of fabric for sale in the back -- to become the largest supplier of pre-cut quilting fabric in the U.S. and the headquarters of Jenny's world-famous YouTube tutorial videos. Jenny is now giving her fans, the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2022
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1 available in Adult, Call number: LPB DOAN DOASummary: Roy Cohn was a ruthless and unscrupulous lawyer and political power broker whose 28-year career ranged from acting as chief counsel to Senator Joseph McCarthy's Communist-hunting subcommittee to molding the career of a young Queens real estate developer named Donald Trump.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC WHECohn, Stephen M.
Summary: "For all the hospital dramas that dominate the ratings on television or awe-inspiring medical stories we might hear, most of us have no conception of the daily, herculean efforts of trauma surgeons. A good trauma surgeon must be a conductor presiding over an orchestra of healthcare providers as their patients cling to life by a thread. They are also a steely quarterback who can't be rattled...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mayo Clinic Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.18 COHJobb, Dean
Summary: "I the span of fifteen years, Dr. Thomas Neill Cream murdered as many as ten people in the United States, Britain, and Canada. Poison was his weapon of choice. Structured around the doctor's London murder trial in 1892, The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream exposes the blind trust given to the medical practitioners, as well as the flawed detection methods, bungled investigations, corrupt...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company 2022
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1 available in Adult, Call number: LP FIC JOBPollack, Pam.
Summary: Examines the life and accomplishments of computer industry pioneer Steve Jobs, a founder of Apple Computer, Inc.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap 2012